Ridge Vineyards is the producer of some of our favorite wines. We’ve enjoyed them since the 1980’s getting their shipments in Florida and coming out to visit initially at their first estate – Monte Bello in Cupertino. Today Ridge has three estates – Monte Bello, Lytton Springs, and the newest in Paso Robles. Ridge’s Lytton Springs estate outside Healdsburg is closest to us and among … Continue reading A Monte Bello Cabernet Tasting…..
Rhone Rangers is America’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to promoting American Rhone varietal wines. They hold a number of events throughout the year. We headed to Sonoma for an afternoon wine tasting on the lawn at Cline Family Cellars with 30 Rhone Rangers from Sonoma, Napa, Lodi, El Dorado, Monterey County, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara County, Oregon, and Texas pouring their wines. We tend to … Continue reading Rhone Rangers Event
The Daily Meal – Alll Things Food and Drink website has an article not to be missed on 101 Best Wineries in America for 2015. Some of our favorites are front and center on the list – Peay, The Scholium Project, Grammercy, Evening Land, Saxum, and Ridge. The list and the article are definitely worth a read. Peay Vineyard What is interesting is the increasing … Continue reading 101 Best Wineries in America for 2015
We enjoyed being guests at a wine dinner last weekend organized by friends and held at The Field Club. Our host, Bill Seider selected the wines and the Field Club’s chefs paired the selections to dishes they felt would best compliment the wines. The evening began with the sampling of a white wine from Spain created from the grapes of Jaén (Palomino Fino) vines. The … Continue reading Friday’s Wine Dinner………
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